VCD2FST(1)

💖 VCD2FST(1) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Filetype Conversion corner of the manual — this one is called vcd2fst and it does exactly one iconic thing: it converts VCD files to FST files. that's it. that's the whole job. she's a specialist. 💅

✨ SYNTAX ✨

vcd2fst [option]... [VCDFILE] [FSTFILE]

like, options first, then your files, no cap. 🦋

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Converts VCD files to FST files.

i know, i know — short and sweet. but the way she does it? flawless. 💖

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -v, --vcdname <filename> — tell her which VCD/FSDB/VPD/WLF input filename you want. ⚠️ heads up though: processing any filetype other than VCD only works if the matching 2vcd converter was actually found when ./configure ran. so if you're feeding her FSDB/VPD/WLF and it's not vibing, that's why, bestie.
• -f, --fstname <filename> — set the FST output filename. where the magic lands. ✨
• -4, --fourpack — says LZ4 should be used for value change data. this is the default, so it's giving "i was here first" energy. 👑
• -F, --fastpack — says fastlz should be used instead of LZ4 for value change data. a little variety, a little spice. 🌶️
• -Z, --zlibpack — says zlib should be used instead of LZ4 for value change data. classic, reliable, does the thing. 🫶
• -c, --compress — says the entire file should be run through gzip on close. 🎁 much smaller files!! the trade-off is a one-time decompression penalty on file open during reads. so like, tiny file now, tiny wait later. iykyk.
• -p, --parallel — says parallel mode should be enabled. this spawns a worker thread to keep doing FST block processing while conversion carries on over on the main thread for new FST block data. multitasking queen. 💀✨
• -h, --help — show the help screen. always there for you when you're lost. 😭💜

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

📌 note bestie: you should specify dumpfile.vcd directly, or use "-" for stdin. don't forget, fr fr.

vcd2fst dumpfile.vcd dumpfile.fst --compress

this one indicates that the FST file should be post-compressed on close. so the file gets the gzip glow-up at the end. 🧚‍♀️

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Anthony Bybell <bybell@rocketmail.com>

the legend. the moment. the main character. 🙈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

fst2vcd(1) vcd2lxt(1) vcd2lxt2(1) lxt2vcd(1) vcd2vzt(1) vzt2vcd(1) gtkwave(1)

the whole friend group honestly. go say hi. 🦋

and that's a wrap!! this page is from vcd2fst version 3.3.53, written by Anthony Bybell, and brought to you with love by the Filetype Conversion girlies. mwah. 💋✨🎀